Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski was awarded the European Golden Shoe for his terrific goalscoring form.
Despite missing a month of activity due to injury, Lewandowski scored 41 goals in 29 Bundesliga games for Bayern last season. In the process, the 33-year-old broke Gerd Muller’s record for most goals scored in a single German top-flight season, as well as winning the European Golden Shoe for the first time, finishing 11 goals ahead of ex-Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi.
Here we take a look at all the European Golden Shoe winners in the 21st century:
2000 – Kevin Phillips – 30 goals – Sunderland
2001 – Henrik Larsson – 35 goals – Celtic
2002 – Mario Jardel – 42 goals – Sporting Lisbon
2003 – Roy Makaay – 29 goals – Deportivo La Coruna
2004 – Thierry Henry – 30 goals – Arsenal
2005 – Thierry Henry/Diego Forlan – 25 goals – Arsenal/Villarreal
2006 – Luca Toni – 31 goals – Fiorentina
2007 – Francesco Totti – 26 goals – AS Roma
2008 – Cristiano Ronaldo – 31 goals – Manchester United
2009 – Diego Forlan – 32 goals – Atletico Madrid
2010 – Lionel Messi – 34 goals – FC Barcelona
2011 – Cristiano Ronaldo – 40 goals – Real Madrid
2012 – Lionel Messi – 50 goals – FC Barcelona
2013 – Lionel Messi – 46 goals – FC Barcelona
2014 – Cristiano Ronaldo/Luis Suarez – 31 goals – Real Madrid/Liverpool
2015 – Cristiano Ronaldo – 48 goals – Real Madrid
2016 – Luis Suarez – 40 goals – FC Barcelona
2017 – Lionel Messi – 37 goals – FC Barcelona
2018 – Lionel Messi – 34 goals – FC Barcelona
2019 – Lionel Messi – 36 goals – FC Barcelona
2020 – Ciro Immobile – 36 goals – Lazio
2021 – Robert Lewandowski – 41 goals – Bayern Munich
